David J. C. MacKay Quotes

David J. C. MacKay
English Philosopher
Born: Apr 22, 1967
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We must not let ourselves be swept off our feet in horror at the danger of nuclear power. Nuclear power is not infinitely dangerous. It's just dangerous, much as coal mines, petrol repositories, fossil-fuel burning and wind turbines are dangerous. David J. C. MacKay
Dangerous Wind Power Our Danger Mines Ourselves Must Horror Feet Off Infinitely Just Burning Much Coal Swept Petrol Nuclear Nuclear Power
We can't be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there's a lack of numeracy in the public discussion of energy. Where people do use numbers, they select them to sound big and score points in arguments, rather than to aid thoughtful discussion. David J. C. MacKay
People Argument Big Energy Aid Adds Thoughtful Rather Select Points Sound Score Up Than Discussion Lack Where Public Energy Plan Them Plan Use Need Numbers
I would like to help people have honest and constructive conversations about energy. We need to understand how much energy our modern lifestyles use, decide how much energy we would like to use in the future, and choose where we will get that energy from. David J. C. MacKay
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Most of physics is about energy, and physicists understand inefficiencies. I wanted to write a book about our energy options in a neutral, human-accessible form. David J. C. MacKay
Book Physics Energy Our About Physicists Write Neutral Most Understand Options Wanted Form
Electric cars are really very cool. Air-source heat pumps are great. David J. C. MacKay
Great Car Very Heat Really Electric Electric Cars Cool
Solving climate change is a complex topic, but in a single crude brush-stroke, here is the solution: the price of carbon dioxide must be such that people stop burning coal without capture. David J. C. MacKay
Change People Single Topic Complex Must Solution Solving Price Crude Without Climate Climate Change Stop Burning Coal Capture Carbon Carbon Dioxide Here
The only thing that really scales up apart from nuclear is solar power from other people's deserts. David J. C. MacKay
People Solar Power Other Scales Only Up The Only Thing Apart Really Deserts Nuclear Thing
To have constructive conversations about the world's energy options, one needs to take a calm look at the numbers. David J. C. MacKay
Needs World Calm Energy About Constructive Take Look Options Conversations Numbers
The United States consumes power per land-area at a rate three times the average. Even though they are more energy efficient, densely populated industrial countries like Germany, Britain and Japan have even bigger power consumption per area. David J. C. MacKay
Three Power Energy States Though Per Rate More Area Consumes Consumption Countries Like Industrial Germany Times Efficient Bigger Japan Average Even United United States Britain
Fusion power is speculative and experimental. I think it is reckless to assume that the fusion problem will be cracked, but I'm happy to estimate how much power fusion could deliver, if the problems are cracked. David J. C. MacKay
Happy Problem Problems Will Power Think Assume Reckless Fusion Could Deliver How How Much Cracked Experimental Estimate Much Speculative

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